More than 1 million Americans have died from COVID-19 – more than the total number of Americans killed in World War I and World War II combined.

In the Tulsa metropolitan area, located in Oklahoma, a total of 3,645 deaths have been attributed to the virus, equal to 370 fatalities for every 100,000 people. Nationwide, 310 deaths have been attributed to the virus per 100,000 people.

The higher than average per capita COVID-19 death rate across the metro area is being driven by one area in particular.

The broader Tulsa metro area comprises seven counties or county equivalents — and of them, Pawnee County has had the most COVID-19 fatalities per capita. So far, the per capita coronavirus death rate in Pawnee County stands at 517 for every 100,000 people.

With the highest per capita death rate in the Tulsa metro area, Pawnee County ranks among the top 25% of all U.S. counties or county equivalents by COVID-19 death rate per capita.

All COVID-19 data used in this story are current as of July 19, 2022.

These are all the counties in Oklahoma where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

Rank	Geography	Deaths per 100,000 people	Total deaths	Confirmed cases per 100,000 people	Total confirmed cases
1	Pawnee County, OK	517	85	25,992	4,270
2	Okmulgee County, OK	494	192	25,447	9,896
3	Creek County, OK	475	338	26,501	18,858
4	Rogers County, OK	429	390	29,141	26,464
5	Osage County, OK	361	171	24,216	11,457
6	Wagoner County, OK	356	277	29,363	22,859
7	Tulsa County, OK	341	2,192	27,947	179,639

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